Dermatology

The Department of Dermatology, Leprosy and Venereology is one of the pioneer department which exels in patient care and academic activities. The Department provides a comprehensive Out Patient services in Dermatology, Venereology, Leprosy and Paediatric Dermatology. Besides it also takes pride in having a seperate Paediatric Dermatology outpatient department. .It also which has inpatient facilities. The Department also provides wholesome care to patients with Psoriasis, Pigmentary disorders, Contact dermatitis, Leprosy, Autoimmune disorders. The Department also runs a cosmetology unit with chemical peels, dermabarasion and LASERS.

The Department offers Comprehensive out-patient and in-patient care for all diseases affecting the skin and mucosae, and systemic diseases with skin manifestations. The Outpatient department runs from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. and provides care in various dermatological diseases.

A comprehensive care is given to various dermatological disorders ranging from common dermatological ailments to cosmetological problems with the various diagnostic facilities and instruments available.

Special clinics function on certain specific days to give special care to certain common diseases such as vitiligo, psoriasis, leprosy, contact dermatitis. The schedule is as follows.

Specialty Clinics 

The didactic lectures cover varied topics as prescribed by the Medical Council of India. Besides lectures other methodology of teaching such as role play, clinical quiz and group discussion are adopted to inpatient students’ better knowledge of subject. Further modular teaching on Venereology, HIV, Leprosy, connective tissue disorders is conducted to impart comprehensive knowledge to students. Image based teaching is another novel idea which has received wide acclaim.

Post Graduate training

Training of Postgraduates is an important part of departmental activities. The post graduates undergo full time residency program. The objectives of the training course in MD Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy are –

• Diagnose and manage independently common skin diseases, sexually transmitted diseases and leprosy.
• Manage independently and efficiently all medical emergencies related with skin, leprosy and venereal disease.
• Adopt preventive measures at individual and community levels against communicable and non-communicable skin, Venereal diseases and leprosy.
• Teach requisite knowledge to the under graduate medical students.
• To teach laboratory skills to other medical / paramedical team members.
• Adopt a compassionate attitude toward towards the patients (and their families) under his/her charge.
• To inculcate the principles of research methodology, so as to enable the resident to write scientific paper for thesis, publication in reputed journals and presentation in national and international conferences.

Teaching program

Academics are of paramount importance in our postgraduate residency program. Acquisition of practical competencies being the keystone of postgraduate medical education, postgraduate training is skill-oriented. Learning in postgraduate program is essentially self-directed and primarily emanating from clinical and academic work. The formal sessions are merely meant to supplement this core effort.

Teaching methods

• Bedside Teaching Round
• Histopathology session
• Seminar
• Symposium
• Journal Club
• Case discussion
• Short talks
• Group discussion
• Drug review
• Central session (held in hospital auditorium regarding various topics like CPC, guest lectures, student seminars, grand round, sessions on basic sciences, biostatistics, research methodology, teaching methodology, health economics, medical ethics and legal issues)

Services provided by the department:

1. Comordidities in Lichen Planus – A Case control study in Indian Population, Indian Dermatology online Journal : Vol.10, Issue.1/Page:34-37/ Year 2019.
2. Pachyonychia Congenita with late one set (PC TARDA).  Indian Dermatology online Journal, 2014;5:456-60 – Vol.4, Issue:4/Page-278-280/ year 2016.
3. Study of Prevalence of Metabolic syndrome in Androgenetic Alopecia.  International Journal of Research in Dermatology. Vol.4/Issue:4/Page:522-526; year 2018.
4. Evaluation of oxidative stress and lipid profile in patients of generalized vitiligo.  International Journal of Medical Sciences and public and Health. Vol.5, Issue-3, Year 2016.
5. Kindler’s Syndrome with oral dysplasia a one of kind case – IJHR – Year 2016.
6. Secondary syphilis “ Blast from the past” – JBCR – Vol.5; Page:20-24; year 2018.
7. Denovo Histoid Hansen’s diseases “Bolt from the blue” – JBCR – Vol.5, Page-18-22, Year 2018.

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